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Old 11-29-2011, 12:54 PM
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That should help! Thank u sir!
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Old 11-29-2011, 02:24 PM
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Dude, thanks! I've been so jealous of the braking system on my wife's '96. My '88 XJ's brake pedal reaches half way to the floor before braking takes place... Running 31's and living in a city notorious for sh!tty drivers... I need an upgrade.
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Ok I just redid the orings on my oil filter relocation deal, at the same time I switched from 5-20 full synthetic (previous owner) to 10-30 synthetic blend.......my oil pressure spikes to almost 74lbs until its warmed up then goes back to 40 at idle 62on throttle could that be caused by the oring on the bolt leaking and bypassing the filter or more than likely the oil?
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sounds a bit high, but nothing to be worried about. I run 5w-30 since it's easier for the engine to pump when it's cold.
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Well the po changed had it 8 months. When he got it he switched from conv. To full synthetic and the motor already had 230000 miles on it. It developed a leak at the ofa and rms so I put new orings in adapter and switched to heavier blend and so far both leaks have stopped! Knock on wood lol
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i have just a muffler on my exhaust now if i take it out and make it just a straight pipe will it add some pony power?
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i have just a muffler on my exhaust now if i take it out and make it just a straight pipe will it add some pony power?
you'll hate it...trust me. I have a dump behind my flowmaster super 40 right now and even that is loud as ****. Open pipes sound like crap also...

Open up the rest of your exhaust and you'll gain some nice power. I run a Magnaflow hi-flow cat and that flowmaster muffler and it responds awesome to foot commands
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Originally Posted by dukie564
you'll hate it...trust me. I have a dump behind my flowmaster super 40 right now and even that is loud as ****. Open pipes sound like crap also...

Open up the rest of your exhaust and you'll gain some nice power. I run a Magnaflow hi-flow cat and that flowmaster muffler and it responds awesome to foot commands

im poor, lol what if i got a glasspack adapted it from 2 inch at the *** end to 3 inch and ran a fatter exhaust tube to the rear??
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I would've gone after the Duratracs.. until I looked at Firestone Destination A/T's. I know dukie rides on Destination M/T's. But, that's a little more aggressive than I need to drive to work every day. I hadn't even looked at Firestone before his recommendation. Now, I couldn't be happier. I've had 'em almost a month, done some light mudding, took a 350 mile road trip on Saturday.. Comfy and quiet, riding 30x9.5. I see you'd be going a little larger.. probably a little more noise there. But, my local Firestone gave me an extra 15% off, for choosing Firestone over Goodyear(I told them I was leaning towards Duratracs, and they totally caved!)
Got all 4 for just over $500.
Damn, I just got destination a/t about a month ago, I should have told him I was leaning towards BFG lol

They are good tires so far can't wait for the snow
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Originally Posted by dukie564

you'll hate it...trust me. I have a dump behind my flowmaster super 40 right now and even that is loud as ****. Open pipes sound like crap also...

Open up the rest of your exhaust and you'll gain some nice power. I run a Magnaflow hi-flow cat and that flowmaster muffler and it responds awesome to foot commands
X2!
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What's a "cat" when talking about exhaust? Is it the big square thing attached to the pipe?
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...really?


the catalytic converter - the thing that satisfies the EPA. Mounted in front of the muffler
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Originally Posted by bruni86xj
im poor, lol what if i got a glasspack adapted it from 2 inch at the *** end to 3 inch and ran a fatter exhaust tube to the rear??
nah that'll pop and crackle - too big. Keep it 2.5" or smaller.
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Originally Posted by zombie jeep101
What's a "cat" when talking about exhaust? Is it the big square thing attached to the pipe?
We have several on our jeeps depending on engine type. Like mines has a dual cat
Off the engine an another cat before the muffler
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Originally Posted by dukie564
...really?

the catalytic converter - the thing that satisfies the EPA. Mounted in front of the muffler
See I knew that. But when I see people talking about it they say "never discuss taking it out" on the forum. Like, it illegal but don't people remove them and replace em with glasspacks?
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